Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more
According to a note attached to the back of the original sampler, it was probably made near Newtown, Pennsylvania. The attribution at the center is surrounded by a typical Quaker leafy cartouche with opposing flowers and facing birds above. Other characteristic Quaker motifs include eight point... Read more
Note from the designer: "The characteristic that readily identifies the origin of this sampler is the distinctive vine and rose border, configured such that a leaf on one side and a rosebud stem on the other give the illusion of a double vine. It is almost always found executed in cross stitch... Read more
"Sense And Sensibility Quaker" is the second release in the Jane Austen Literature Series, following Jane Austen Quaker, which was released at the Nashville Needlework Market 2025. The Jane Austen Literature Series, which prepared to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of Jane Austen,... Read more
The Jane Austen Literature Series, which I prepared to commemorate the
250th birth anniversary of Jane Austen, will continue to be published
sequentially this year. "Emma Quaker" will be the third release in Jane Austen Literature Series.
Model was stitched on 14 or 28 ct Antique White fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 178w X 194h. Finished size is 12.8w x13.9h.
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring the phrase "Mansfield Park. Every moment had its pleasure and its hope"!
Stitched on 14 count Antique White using DMC threads. Stitch count is 192 x 257. Finished size is 13.8 x 18.4.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Murky Lugana from Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 47x53. Finished size: 3.5" x 4".
Model stitched on 32ct Murky Lugana with Classic Colorworks "Black Coffee". Stitch Count: approximately 57W x 57H. Finished size: approximately 4.1" x 4.1".
This piece turned out just as beautifully as I'd envisioned it in my head, late one night trying to fall asleep, which (trust me) doesn't always happen! This is such a bold statement piece due to both the heavy Quaker style alphabet and the eye catching dimensional motif which is stitched on a... Read more